Tiny light source aids cancer study at Kansas center
A matchbook sized ultramicrospectrophotometer at the University of Kansas Medical Center uses a 1000 watt mercury arc to study ultraviolet light absorption in cell components. Researchers seek nucleic acid disturbances as cancer clues, with the instrument trained on single trillions of cubic inches of cell volume.
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NEA
Kansas City
Kan
University of Kansas Medical Center
Robert E. Stowell
Stowell
U. S
Edwin Digby Named Ottawa County Schools Superintendent
Edwin Digby was named the new superintendent of Ottawa County Schools. Digby, currently Genoa’s superintendent, will replace the late A. O. Dehm.
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Port Clinton
Edwin Digby
Ottawa County
Digby
Genoa
A. O. Dehm
Hoover plan for single medical administration faces cost debate
The Hoover Commission proposes uniting Army Navy Public Health Service and VA hospitals under a new United Medical Administration to improve efficiency and standardize costs. Supporters say beds would rise and care would improve. foes argue costs would rise and veterans could face more red tape.
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Washington
Army and Navy
Public Health Service
Veterans Administration
Hover
Hoover
United Medical Administration
Commission
Hoover Commission
American Legion
Legion
DiSalle Campaigns in Cuyahoga County for Senate Nomination
Mayor Michael V. DiSalle of Toledo pressed a five day drive for the Democratic US Senate primary in Cleveland, calling Cuyahoga County pivotal with about one fifth of state votes. He argued foreign policy issues dwarf domestic concerns, contrasting Taft’s record, while Henry M. Busch pledged support for the CIO program and Truman’s fair deal.
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Cleveland
Michael V. DiSalle
Toledo
DiSalle
Cuyahoga County
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Europe
U.S.A
Taft
Henry M. Busch
CIO
Truman
Western Reserve University
Paya Industrial Union Council
Former School Officials Indicted on Fund Handling
LISBON AP two former Beaver District School Board officials face grand jury indictments for embezzling funds. Roberts, longtime Columbiana County superintendent, and J Lester Huston are charged with conspiracy and related thefts tied to school postage, equipment, and cafeteria payments. Bonds set at 3000 and 1000 dollars. Arraignment scheduled April 24 before Judge Joel Sharp.
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Lisbon
Columbiana County
Beaver
Roberts
Betty Huston
J. Lester Huston
Roverts
Sennen Huston
East Liverpool
Beaver District Board of Education
Joel H. Sharp
Common Pleas Court
Doctor Worden Dies in Pittsburgh Parking Lot
Dr Stanley Worden 54 of Dover Delaware died of a heart ailment in a downtown Pittsburgh parking lot as he and his family prepared to enter their car. His wife said he was en route to Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore after a Gambier Ohio visit. He had just been released from a hospital two weeks earlier and was to return for further treatment.
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Pittsburgh
Stanley Worden
Dover
Del
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Gambier, O
Parmentier Introduced Potatoes to France from Prison Cell
A. A. Parmentier, a French pharmacist, ate potatoes in a Prussian prison during the Seven Years War and used that experience to promote the tuber in France.
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A. A. Parmentier
France
Pirate ships carried surgeons whenever possible
A Britannica entry notes pirates equipped surgeons aboard ships whenever possible to tend wounds and injuries during long sea voyages, reflecting the era's maritime practices and medical limitations.
Two Brothers Injured in Springfield Auto Crash
James Lowery 20 of Circleville and his brother Charles 24 were injured in an automobile accident last Saturday near Lane pao. Both are listed in fair condition at Hewspital with head injuries from the crash.
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Patal Springfield
James Lowery
Circleville
Hila
Charles
Lane Pao
First known 1842 Christmas card in London by Maw Egley
In London in 1842 William Maw Egley designed what is considered the first Christmas card. A one and a half year old engraving apprentice is named in the fragmentary note. The sighting hints at early 19th century printmaking.
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London
England
William Maw Egley
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